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Coastal ragwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. leucanthemifolius
Binomial name
	Senecio leucanthemifolius; Poir.
	Native range of S. leucanthemifolius.
Synonyms
	Senecio aegadensis C. Brullo & Brullo; Senecio apulus Ten.; Senecio caroli-malyi Horvatić; Senecio crassifolius Willd.; Senecio humilis Desf.; Senecio incrassatus Guss.; Senecio marmorae Moris; Senecio pygmaeus DC.; Senecio vernus Biv.;

Senecio leucanthemifolius is a plant common in sea-side in Mediterranean area.

Common names

English: Coastal ragwort
Italian: Senecione costiero, senecione pigmeo
French: Séneçon à feuilles de Marguerite^[1]

Taxonomy

Senecio leucanthemifolius was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1789.^[2]^[3] As of April 2024^[update], the circumscription of the species varied. Euro+Med Plantbase took a wide view, whereas Plants of the World Online (PoWO) split it into a number of species. For example, Euro+Med Plantbase considered Senecio crassifolius Willd. to be a synonym,^[1] while Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted it as a separate species.^[4]

Subspecies

As of April 2024^[update], the accepted subspecies varied along with the circumscription of the species. Euro+Med Plantbase accepted five:^[1]

Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. caucasicus (DC.) Greuter (also accepted by PoWO)
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Greuter (=Senecio cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Borzì in PoWO)
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. leucanthemifolius
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Greuter(=Senecio fradinii Pomel in PoWO)
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter (=Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit. in PoWO)